glycoside (redirected from glycosidic)

gly·co·side  (glk-sd)

n.

Any of a group of organic compounds, occurring abundantly in plants, that yield a sugar and one or more nonsugar substances on hydrolysis.

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[glycose, a monosaccharide (variant of glucose) + -ide.]

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glyco·sidic (-sdk) adj.

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glycoside  (glk-sd)

Any of various organic compounds formed from a simple sugar (monosaccharide) by replacing the hydrogen atom of one of its hydroxyl groups (OH) with the bond to another biologically active molecule. Glycosides occur abundantly in plants, especially as pigments, and are used in medicines, dyes, and cleansing agents.

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glycoside - a group of compounds derived from monosaccharides organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical glucoside - a glycoside derived from glucose nucleoside - a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid strophanthin - a bitter and very toxic glycoside derived from plants of the genus Strophanthus; in moderate doses it is a cardiac stimulant but in larger doses it is a powerful poison; used in Africa as an arrow poison